Roger Troutman (November 29, 1951 – April 25, 1999) was the lead singer of the band Zapp who helped spearhead the Funk movement and heavily influenced West Coast hip hop due to the scene's heavy sampling of his music over the years. Troutman was well known for his use of the talkbox, a device that is connected to an instrument (frequently a keyboard) to create different vocal effects. Roger used a custom-made talkbox--the Electro Harmonix "Golden Throat," as well as a Yamaha DX100 FM synthesizer. As both lead singer of Zapp and in his subsequent solo releases, he scored a bevy of funk and R&B hits throughout the 1980s. In his later years, he was mostly known for singing the chorus to the hip-hop classic, "California Love".
No Doubt that Roger was one of the biggest Influences for Quik and his Music! Roger even taught him the use of the talkbox, which became a trademark for Quik's sound throughout his career.
Quik once said way back in 2004:
"I left the talkbox alone out of respect for Roger. People should also stop too. Like I hear things that come up locally here on the radio with people using the talkbox, and they don't do it the way they're supposed to do it sometimes. So to me, talkbox is personal, and I put it down out of respect for Roger Troutman"
REST IN PEACE ROGER WE ALL MISS YOU!!!
IF U LIKE ROGER & ZAPP AND ALL THAT TALKBOX STUFF COME AND
JOIN WITH US AT ZAPPTOWN-FORUM.DE !
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